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The Lonesome New Year

Zoe Shafer

Submitted to Contest #22

Well, here I am again. New Year’s Eve. Another pointless holiday amongst other pointless holidays in a pointless life. Is it alright for me to say that this is my least favorite time of the year? Well, it is. It is a reminder that I am alone in the world and have to fend for myself. No family, no husband, just me. I sit in my apartment by myself watching everyone else’s happy faces scroll by on Facebook. They’ve gotten married. They have parents to return home to. They have a life. Me? No relationship has worked out. In fact, they’ve a...

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